3 JANUARY 1880, page 9

News Of The Week Ia N Thursday, London Was Startled To

hear that Sir Henry Layard had broken off diplomatic relations with the Turks- He has, it appears, taken that extreme step in order to compel -the Turkish Government to restore......

The Last Sunday Of The Old Year Will Long Be

remembered as the date of one of those catastrophes which impress the imagin- ation far more than in proportion to the loss of life. A train from Edinburgh to Dundee, which......

Our Pessimist View 9f The Situation At Cabal Was As

incorrect as pessimist views of British prospects usually are. Mahommed Jan made no attempt to stop General Gough, who, after A march of seven days, which covered only sixty......

Many Curious Stories Are Told Of The Incidents Which Caused

certain passengers to go, or prevented them from going, by the ill- fated train. One lady and her maid, who perished, had ordered their cab for the morning train, which reached......

The Flight Of Abdurrahman, Nephew Of Shere Ali, From The

Russian dominions is of good omen for British policy in Afghanistan. He is believed to be on his way to Herat, and as he is the ablest of all the competitors for the crown, he......

A Gap Extending For About 3,000 Feet,—not So Much, How-

ever, as one-third of this great railway bridge, which measured 10,612 feet, a greater length than the Victoria Bridge at Mon- treal and the Britannia tubular bridge taken......

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